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The Swingin' Shepherd Blues: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Moe Koffman
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1958
- Easy
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The Swingin' Shepherd Blues written out as piano music: the I – I7 – IV – bVI7 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
The Swingin' Shepherd Blues chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Bb7 | I7 | Bb D F Ab |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Gb7 | bVI7 | Gb Bb Db Fb |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: happy wiggle (broken chord 1-5-6-5) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Gb7 chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
Does the sheet music for The Swingin' Shepherd Blues have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in The Swingin' Shepherd Blues?
The loop is Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Gb7 (I – I7 – IV – bVI7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is The Swingin' Shepherd Blues in?
Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Swingin' Shepherd Blues?
Happy wiggle: broken chord 1-5-6-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Swingin' Shepherd Blues easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.